The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-12-24

\ handkerchief"
| "Whatm Jinksey screamed in astonish-
ment, "you cryin' with that much money
in yer pocket? Say s'posen we all go
down to Dutch Jalle's, and have high old
supper, cause its the night before New
Year's9 That would make her feel better,
wouldn't it, Billy!"
'Woter you talkin' about, Tim Jenksa
It's her grandfather she wants, not one o.
them fifteen cent spreads"
swell, if she can't find him hadn't she
| better have good square superb
| Master Jackson cast one glance, which
was intended to be sarcastic, at his friend,
and then, ignoring him entirely, turned his
attention again to tho child, for whose
| safety he now felt personally responsible
''lf you knowed tue name Of the place
where you wanter go, me an Jnksey could
| chip IN an buy a ticket on the cars"
This was exactly the information which
| Daisy could not give. She was positive her
grandfather lived several miles from town,
and this fact caused Billy to think no more
| OF attempting to forward her to her destina-
| ton. During some moments he walked by
| the childs side silently, his forehead
| wrinkled as if he was making a severe
mental effort, and then his face grew bright
| even through the dirt, as he exclaimed,
triumphantly:
Il know how We'll fix it'll Jinksey, you
an me will buy her ticket back home. I've
got nineteen cents"
"But it cost moro than two dollars to
come here" Daisy interrupted. "Grand-
father promised to pay the money when
went back"
1.-TWO dollars ~ Jinksey fairly screamed.
''Why, you oughter pretty near buy the
whole railroad for that much money. /
reckon it's settled now, Billy"
"l'm 'fraid it is" Master jackson replied,
disconsolately, as he plunged his hands
deep in his pockets and gave vent to pro-
longed whistle.
For the first time, perhaps, he realized
how convenient il occasionally is to have
practced economy in the past, for he could
remember how often he might have saved
money instead of recklessly squandering
1t, and just at this time it was not pleasing
recollection.
"Wo2er you goin' to do with her 2"
Jinksey whispered, after his friend had re-
NAMED silent so long that he began o fear
the mater in question had been forgotten.
"All know of is to carry her down to
Granny Browns. We can gothic old woman
TO keep her while we shiny round and
raise enough to send her home. I'm almost
sure Skinny Jones an Chippy Dowd would
help"
1T seems mighty tough to spend so much
money jest for ticket on the cars" Jink-
sey said sadly. "S'posen we sneak off an
leave her. Then we'd be outer the scrape"
Very likely this same unchartable
thought had already presented itself to
Master Jaclson's mind, for he did not treat
the idea with that surprise or scorn which
might have been expected. He replied,
without even shade of reproach in his
voice:
THAT won't do at all, Jinksev. She's on
our hands an we've got to act square.
Wen work mighty hard termorrer, an get
the other fellers to chip in SOS she can go
home in q day or two Then we sha'u't
have ter pay too much for her board"
"Tha0ll be n fine way to spend New
Years, won't it?n Jinksey replied, in a
whisper as hoarse as it was scornful.
Didn't you agree to go to some show, an
have high old time watchin' tho swells
up-townp
eve carnt do that now" Billy said, and,
as if fearing the temptation was becoming
too great to be resisted, he took hold OF
Daisy's hand, walking rapidly down Thirty
eighth street toward the East River.
Where are you taking me!" the child
asked, growing alarmed at the sudden
change which had come over the boys.
'We're goin' down to an old woman's
house where we live. She'll see to you
awhile till we can raise the money for
ticket, an il that amt as good as fndln'
your gran father, it's the best we kin do"
This show of friendship, following as it
did so closely after the sense of utter lone
illness and the heartache of inconsistencies.
gave her greater confidence in her self
elected protectors than many weeks of the
most intimate acquaintance could have
done. She trusted as implicitly in their
ability to remove the difficulties from her
path as in their promise 10 aid, and the
troubled look had almost entirely left her
face when the little party arrived at
Avenue A.
The home of Messrs. Jackson and jerks
was conspicuous neither for it's elegance
nor its air of neatness; but the young gen.
tlemen who claimed it as their residence
by virtue of paving dollar each week for
breakfasts, suppeYs and lodgings, were
quite positive that none better could be
found-at the same price-in the city. Per-
haps under other circumstances Daisy
would have compared this tall tenement
house. where two or three families lived
on each floor, unfayoraoly with her neat
country home, where every thing, from the
huge wood.pile to the sleek cattle in the
stable-yard, betokened comfort for it's in
mates; but now il looked to her much like
"a city OF refugee on small scale
Granny Brown was not pleasing look
ing old woman; but the memory OF her own
children, whom God had taken when more
angels were needed, had kept at least one
corner Of her heart comparatively warm
and she was disposed to care for Daisy on
very moderate terms. Fifteen cents per
day was the modest price which the boys
were asked TO day for their proteJe's board,
'providin' the little girl would make her.
self handy washin' dishes an sich-lille
work." but it was understood that this
sum must be paid in advance anG the
money which they had proposed TO spend
on New Years sports was sadly dimin-
ished when the first settlement was made.
At the beginning OF the financial trans
action Jinksey showed plainly that he
thought the charity freak was assuming
ridiculous proportions. 1t was all right to
'make up" for little bit Of fun with a
greeny by conducting her to Granny
Browns; but after that it was only the
square thing for her to pay her own board
when she had twenty-five cents tied up IN
her handkerchief. This was the argument
he used when Billy asked him to pay seven
Of the fifteen cents; and he fla ly refused
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